Hoffer Surname
Approximately 14,634 people bear this surname
Hoffer Surname User-submission:
Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.
Hoffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,885 | 1:45,968 | 5,600 |
| Togo | 1,575 | 1:4,602 | 829 |
| Hungary | 1,281 | 1:7,663 | 916 |
| Germany | 684 | 1:117,698 | 14,444 |
| Canada | 575 | 1:64,079 | 7,462 |
| France | 520 | 1:127,736 | 19,470 |
| Austria | 392 | 1:21,723 | 3,416 |
| Netherlands | 332 | 1:50,865 | 8,726 |
| Argentina | 234 | 1:182,664 | 15,286 |
| Italy | 205 | 1:298,325 | 37,600 |
| Brazil | 193 | 1:1,109,193 | 38,758 |
| Poland | 122 | 1:311,547 | 36,785 |
| Switzerland | 105 | 1:78,218 | 9,041 |
| Slovakia | 70 | 1:76,235 | 14,799 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Chile | 45 | 1:391,477 | 10,650 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,235 | 1:40,663 | 4,773 |
The alternate forms: Höffer (474) are calculated separately.
Hoffer (99) may also be a first name.
Hoffer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.
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Average Hoffer Salary in
United States
$44,123 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hoffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoffer is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Höffer. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hoffer.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoffer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,065th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 497,987 people. The last name Hoffer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Hoffer live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hoffer is also the 951,070th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 99 people.
Hoffer is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,885 people, or 1 in 45,968. In The United States Hoffer is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 11 percent live and Hungary, where 9 percent live.
Hoffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hoffer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hoffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hoffer surname are 14.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.5% registered with the party.
The amount Hoffer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% more than the national average, earning $56,038 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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